Study on the correlation between functional articulation disorders and the short lingual frenulum
Objective To explore the relationship between a short lingual frenulum and functional articulation disorders and to offer a reference for clinical diagnosis and treatment.Methods A total of 259 patients with functional articulation disorders who visited ...
MAO Bochun+4 more
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Evidence for transforming growth factor-beta 3 gene polymorphism in non-syndromic cleft lip and palate patients from indian sub-continent [PDF]
Objectives: Orofacial clefts are major human birth defects with complex etiology. Previous studies have proposed Transforming growth factor - beta 3 (TGF-?3) gene as a key player in contributing to non-syndromic cleft lip and palate, however none of the ...
Banerjee, Moinak+4 more
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Genome‐Wide Insights and Polygenic Risk Scores in Common Epilepsies: A Narrative Review
ABSTRACT The research of single gene‐related disorders or pathogenic copy‐number variations (CNVs) has given a significant impetus to the shift from a diagnostic work‐up focused on epileptic syndromes to genomic approaches in individuals with severe pediatric‐onset epilepsies and in developmental and epileptic encephalopathies.
Mario Mastrangelo+5 more
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Evaluation of the intercanine distance in newborns with cleft lip and palate using 3D digital casts
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this present study was to compare, by means of 3D digital casts, the anterior transverse dimension of the dental arch of newborns with and without cleft lip and palate.
Bianca Zeponi Fernandes Mello+5 more
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Centralisation of services for children with cleft lip or palate in England: a study of hospital episode statistics. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: In 1998, a process of centralisation was initiated for services for children born with a cleft lip or palate in the UK. We studied the timing of this process in England according to its impact on the number of hospitals and surgeons involved ...
Copley, Lynn P+4 more
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Cholesteatoma and family history: An international survey [PDF]
Objective To explore the relative frequency of a family history of cholesteatoma in patients with known cholesteatoma, and whether bilateral disease or earlier diagnosis is more likely in those with a family history.
Clark, Allan+6 more
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Abstract The trigeminus nerve (cranial nerve V) is a large and significant conduit of sensory information from the face to the brain, with its three branches extending over the head to innervate a wide variety of integumentary sensory receptors, primarily tactile.
Juri A. Miyamae+4 more
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Success and Failure for Children Born with Facial Clefts in Africa: A 15-Year Follow-up [PDF]
Background: This study reviews the 15year program of our Department of Pediatric Surgery for the treatment and follow-up of children born with a cleft in Benin and Togo. Methods: We analyzed files of children born in Africa with a cleft.
Bossou, Raymond+5 more
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Abstract Megantereon was a widespread saber‐toothed felid from the Pliocene and Pleistocene of the Old World and North America, but its rarity in the fossil record makes it complicated to restore its life appearance. Lack of complete specimens makes it necessary to combine information from fossils of different individuals to reconstruct their facial ...
Mauricio Antón+4 more
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Study of the distribution of different types of cleft lip and palate and associated anomalies
Background : Cleft lip and palate are some of the most common congenital deformities. They frequently occur as isolated deformities, but can be associated with other medical conditions and anomalies.
Alpana Barman, B C Dutta, J K Sarkar
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